Halicryptus

Halicryptus
Halicryptus spinulosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Priapulida
Class:Halicryptomorpha
Order:Halicryptomorphida
Family:Halicryptidae
Genus:Halicryptus
von Siebold, 1849

Halicryptus is the sole genus of its class of priapulid worms, and grows to great size.[1] It has an important effect on the structure of soft-sediment communities.[2]

This genus contains the following species:

  • Halicryptus higginsi
  • Halicryptus spinulosus - type species

See also

  • Lemburg, C. (1995). "Ultrastructure of the introvert and associated structures of the larvae of Halicryptus spinulosus (Priapulida)". Zoomorphology. 115: 11–29. doi:10.1007/BF00397931.

References

  1. ↑ Shirley, T. C.; Storch, V. (1999). "Halicryptus higginsi n.sp. (Priapulida): A Giant New Species from Barrow, Alaska". Invertebrate Biology. 118 (4): 404–413. doi:10.2307/3227009. JSTOR 3227009.
  2. ↑ Aarnio, K.; Bonsdorff, E.; Norkko, A. (1998). "Role of Halicryptus spinulosus (Priapulida) in structuring meiofauna and settling macrofauna". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 163: 145. doi:10.3354/meps163145.

"Halicryptus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.


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